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Archaeology InSites
Age of Iron
Dumbuck Crannog - West Dunbartonshire
This complex timber structure, the last of our Iron Age sites, has survived the test of time thanks to the preserving conditions of its muddy and watery location on the banks of the River Clyde. Dumbuck Crannog is an archaeological site with two stories: the first is that of the people who built it; the second is that of the people who excavated it. The latter of which sparked controversy and disagreement among the archaeological community of the day...
Hoga Ness broch - Unst, Shetland
Hoga Ness broch, a ruined Iron Age stone tower surrounded by dramatic earthworks can be found on a windswept peninsula on Unst, the most northerly of the Shetland Islands.
